Why Canada’s Conservative Party Is Surging as Trudeau Fades

Justin Trudeau has been Canada’s prime minister since November 2015, longer than any other leader of a major western democracy. But a series of political fumbles — including the scathing resignation of his finance minister, one of his closest allies — caught up to him, and members of his Liberal Party have now forced his resignation. A general election is due by October; public opinion surveys suggest the Liberals have a mountain to climb to overcome discontent on issues such as the cost of living and immigration. That has given...